The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-16
SECOND DAY.

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Wednesday morning daWned beauti.
fully. The rain had washed the skies
the earth and everything was fresh
and clean. june was In her prime,
and doing her very best "A light
wind blew from the gates Of the sun .
and it blew all day, making the flags
float and flow. and all the banners
bloom. BY six O'Clock the lemonade
vendors at the booths along the. streets
were shouting for customers. and
WorthiDgtOn was on her feet and from
that on tip toe with expectation.
At 8 o'clock the Worthington Brass
Band, the splendid Albert Lea Drum
Corps and StOddard Post marched to
the depot and received T.. G.. Ireland
post, of Sibley, with part of the I4u.
verne Post. Three car loads of people
arrived on the Sioux Falls train.
At 10 y. M. there was grand parade
Of the posts on tile ground west of the
camp and thence through the princi-
pal streets Of Worthington, making
a fine display.
At $50 in the afternoon was the old
soldiers Love Feast in the big tent
and a good time they had of it, Hon.
Freeman Talbot. of LeSueur, who is
always vigorous and full Of good hits
and points, being the principal speak
err.
After Love Feast. a column of sew
eral hundred soldiers was formed, and
headed by the three bands thrown into
one. marched up Tenth street and
halted between I'd and Sd avenues,
when they were drawn up IN lines and
"dressed" for duty. The duty in this
case was suggested by Captain AL.
drich, of Murray, who proposed three
cheers for. Worthington, which had
made such ample Preparations and had
so handsomely entertained the en-
campment. These cheers were cheer
fully given with a tiger" to round up.
Three more were then proposed for
Stoddard Post and three more for the
Woman's Relief Corps, and all were
given with heartiness.
The soldiers then marched to the
depot, followed by thousands of peo-
pie, to receive Gov. McGill and attend
ants, and the Soldiers Home Commits
sion. AS the train drew up, it was
greeted with deafening cheers. The
soldiers were again drawn up in line
from the depot to the Worthington
Hotel and the Governors party was
escorted past the lines, the Governor
with uncovered head, the soldiers sa-
luting as the party passed. The dis
tinguished guests we're then shown to
the balcony of the hotel and the SOL
diers passed in review before the Gov.
ernor, and then marched back to camp.
At night there was meeting in the
large tent, addressed by Gov. McGill,
in brief bnt vigorous and pointed
speech. This was followed by an elo-
quent address from Attorney Daniel
Rohrer and one or Two others.
The additional arrivals up to We'd
nesday night were:
LAGRANGE, Window, tents 9. 10, H.,
IL, IL and IA.
l.. G. Ireland, Sibley.
AK. Skaro, st. Peter. #s
The number of soldiers in camp up
to Wednesday evening is placed at
fully 600, there being over 800 in line
at parade. The attendance was esti.
mated at 5000 to 1000 There were
acres Of teams and wagons on the
ground north Of the park. It is diff
cult to get at the number, as only $50
had registered up to 8 O'Clock last
night. r..
At Assembly of States there were
some twenty states and one territory
represented, The register shows Wis
consin ahead with 1888 soldiers and
Minnesota next with So.